Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.
A new browser hijacker associated with the webpage Viceice(.)com has been reported to affect users on a massive scale. The hijacker is spread primarily in Nigeria, Taiwan, Mexico, India and Spain. But the software is also reported to spread on…
A new variant of an already devastating ransomware, Locky is back with different tactics of infection and advanced features. The ransomware is reported to affect users on a massive scale. The newer variant of the ransomware attacks users on a…
A new potentially unwanted software has been reported to affect users on a massive scale. The software is known as Vnlgp Miner, and it aims at your Computer’s resources. The program is usually not detected by conventional antivirus software because…
The malware family that produces custom made ransomware, known as Xorist has been around for quite some time now. It is being sold as a custom program that is available on the black market, and anyone who knows how to…
Cyber-criminals have always been evolving when it comes to attacking computer systems. And what is worse is that your home router may also be a victim of such malware. In this instructive article, we are going to explain to you…
Researchers at TrendMicro have managed to discover and research a JavaScript-based malware which has an unusual approach when it comes to infection. The malware is reported to come obfuscated and attack the DNS (Domain Name System) of the router. Not…
Vipasana ransomware has been reported to encrypt mainline servers as well as PCs on a global scale. The name of the crypto-malware has nothing to do with the actual “Vipassana” which translates to a type of meditation. The ransom message…
Stellar has released yet another software, this time, oriented towards users who do not have access to certain accounts on their computers. What the software does is it looks for passwords in different software installed on your OS plus it…
A new browser hijacking software has been reported to be setting the search engine topsearchlinks(.)net as a home page or a new tab page of user PCs. The suspicious software has a specific character of modifying the web browser of…
A familiar referral spam has released a new URL, named Share-button(.)xyz. Besides this URL, there are also other ones such as Get-Your-Social-Buttons(.)Info and Sharebutton(.)to which display relatively the same page and are all linked together. When visited, the site directly…
A new malicious virus has been detected and reported to attack PoS systems of primarily small businesses. The malware enters the user PC via spam mails, and it carefully selects what kind of information to collect from infected users. The…
Ah if it isn’t the IT geek’s favorite OS – Linux. A company, named Canonical has decided to develop a mobile version of Linux’s most widely used distribution – Ubuntu. But is it safe? This question is a coin with…
A browser hijacker believed to originate from Russia has been reported to be associated with the website Searchstart(.)ru. This program is believed to flood the computer its installed on with heavy advertisements of different types. The website itself also uses…
A new tech support scam associated with the website Axalisaiti(.)com has been reported to display a fake BSOD (Black Screen Of Death) screen with a fraudulent message stating there is an error on the user’s computer. The phone number 1-855-486-0354…
Bitsheakers(.)utop(.)it has been reported to change the home-pages of users’ browsers and thus, the risky website should be treated as a browser hijacker. In addition to that, the risky software may collect personal information from users. The website can also…
Max Driver Updater is a driver utility software which has been reported as a risky program which displays various third-party advertisements. This PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) is strongly believed to collect different information and modify web browsers such as Google…
A new file-less malware has been spotted to send out approximately 2000 spam e-mails per week to users. The malware does not have any files, but instead it spreads via infected Microsoft Office macros. All users who have been affected…
A tool for data recovery, MiniTool Power Data Recovery by MiniTool Solution Ltd, is created to assist users in lost partition, lost drive and deleted file recovery. There are several extra features added to the light program. One of those…
A new worm has been detected in the wild. The cyber-threat has been reported to replicate via infected USB drives from the computers it has affected through malicious URLs. It locks the screen of the user displaying a ransom message…
A new browser hijacker, part of the utop(.)it hijacker family has been detected to change users’ web browser settings. The software has been repeatedly reported to display advertisements, redirect to third-party websites and suspicious URLs. All users who have witnessed…
